What color is #596C85?

#596C85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596C85?

The RGB value is 89, 108, 133: 89 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596C85?

The complementary color is #857259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596C85 color

#596C85 rgb(89, 108, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596C85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (89, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#596C85 color codes

HEX	`#596C85`
RGB	`rgb(89, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 19%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45, -0.68, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45, 16.11, 267.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.715, 14.542, 24.27)`
Decimal	`5860485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596C85, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #596C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #596C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596c85; }
.text { color: #596c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596c85, #5c5985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596C85?: #596C85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596C85?: The RGB value is 89, 108, 133: 89 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596C85?: The complementary color is #857259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.